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Good news for the moon: Famous asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smash into it in 2032

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed our lunar companion is safe for now from an asteroid impact.

Scientists successfully mine meteorites on International Space Station — using microbes

Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This ...

Microbes Mine Meteorites in Groundbreaking Space Station Experiment

Space-based experiments show fungi can efficiently extract valuable metals from meteorites in microgravity, advancing prospects for asteroid biomining and sustainable resource use. As humans look ...
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Space breakthrough as scientists change course of asteroid in bid to stop future doomsday

Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) have changed the course of an asteroid in order to ...

Asteroid-Smashing NASA Mission Sped Up Space Rocks’ Journey Around the Sun

New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by ...

NASA Issues Major Update on 2032 Path of 'City Killer' Asteroid

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is big and dangerous enough that it has been dubbed a "city killer." There were concerns that the asteroid ...
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Fungus in orbit pulls valuable metal from space rock

A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.

Something Crashed Through a Man’s Living Room in Broad Daylight: A 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite.

That’s going to leave a dent.